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🗓️ 27 October 2021
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One of the biggest stories of the NHL season so far involves a guy who hasn't even set foot on the ice -- Buffalo Sabres superstar Jack Eichel. After injuring his neck last season, Eichel and his team have now come to an apparent impasse over what kind of surgery he should have to repair a badly herniated disc. And now, that disagreement has caused the generational talent to be stripped of his captaincy and sidelined indefinitely. The Athletic's John Vogl joins us to explain how things have reached a point of no return, what both sides want, and the larger implications the standoff could have for the sport.
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0:46.0 | One of the biggest stories of the NHL season so far involves a guy who is yet to set foot on the ice. |
0:58.0 | A stalemate to an impasse, call it what you like. There's been very little in terms of progress on the Jack Ikel front. |
1:06.0 | This is probably the biggest story of the offseason, right? Jack Ikel and the Sabers, |
1:10.0 | they are working toward a solution regarding treatment for his injured neck. |
1:14.0 | Today, the athletics John Vogel on the epic standoff between superstar Jack Ikel and the Buffalo Sabers, |
1:21.0 | over who gets to decide what kind of neck surgery he should have, |
1:25.0 | and if the case could have wider implications for the sport. |
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1:39.0 | Hey John, thanks so much for joining us today. |
1:41.0 | Good morning. It's my pleasure. Thanks for having me here. |
1:44.0 | So John, you have been covering the Buffalo Sabers for the better part of two decades now. |
1:48.0 | If you had to sum up the experience of Sabers fans over this past decade, what would you say? |
1:53.0 | Just how much have they suffered? |
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